Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington                  June 10, 2002
(Phone: 202/358-1726)

NOTE TO EDITORS: N02-39

RESEARCH TASK FORCE GRANTED EXTENSION

     A special task force charged with identifying and 
setting priorities for NASA's biological and physical 
research efforts has been granted an extension for presenting 
its final recommendations.

The Research Maximization and Prioritization Task Force, 
known as REMAP, was scheduled to present its findings to the 
NASA Advisory Council (NAC) June 11. However, NAC Chairman 
Dr. Charles Kennel agreed to grant the task force more time 
to prepare the group's findings and presentations. 

The REMAP Task Force is now expected to present its report to 
the NAC on July 10.

In March, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe created the task 
force to perform an independent review and assessment of 
research priorities for the entire scientific, technological 
and commercial portfolio of the agency's Office of Biological 
and Physical Research (OBPR) and to provide recommendations 
on how best the office can achieve its research goals.

The panel will provide its report to the NAC, which will 
review the findings and formally present recommendations to 
Administrator O'Keefe.

Additional information about OBPR can be found on the 
Internet at:

http://spaceresearch.nasa.gov

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